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A fragment of a Norwegian folk epic c.400 A.D translated by Pauline Wehrle. This hauntingly powerful text played an important role in lectures given by Dr Rudolf Steiner.

It uses rich symbolism to depict a spiritual leader’s journey of initiation and, as such, provided a perfect stimulus and challenge for the woodcuts of Maryclare Foa. Her immediate and intuitive technique seems to lay bare the very core of the subject for each of the thirty-six blocks which use, as do the verses of the poem, a childlike directness to treat of matters too spiritually deep for the words and images of everyday life.

The massive and eternal quality of text and image has been matched by the amazing binding devised and executed for the whole edition by Habib Dingle. Already renowned for his unique wooden bindings, he has here tackled the problems of quantity. The wood comes from Victorian pitch-pine beams, reclaimed, shaped and polished and incorporated with rawhide, with blind tooling, to form the book’s case. (www.oldstilepress.com)
Printed on 200gsm velin arches paper.
Number 3 of 10 with hand coloured woodcuts, signed by the artist.

Based on the photographic material collected by Reinhard Maack. 39 tipped in colour plates and 10 figures in the text. Some foxing to the prelims. Two sections of loss to the front panel of the dust jacket. Now in a brodart protector.

An extensive and thorough look at the mass of pictorial comment produced during the Anglo-Boer War. 200 colour and 250 black and white pictures cover the widest possible range of artists and media and give a fascinating perspective of the War.

Two volumes. Reprinted from the original edition of 1822-4 with some additional material and with an introduction by I Schapera. This edition is limited to 1250 copies. Previous owner’s signature and date, Nov. 1954 on ffep. All illustrations in both volumes present. Price – $200.00 (ZAR-2600.00)

Number 150 of a limited edition of 750 copies inscribed by the author. Numerous black and white illustrations, a folding map and another to the pocket at the rear. Green cloth boards with some general wear and insect damage.

Inscribed by the author to John Backhouse. Chief Clerk British Consulate Canton 1844-1855. Folding map of the neighbourhood of Rangoon as a frontis. 106pp followed by the second publication of 20 pages. General wear to the binding with a small split to the tail of the spine.

50 original albumen prints of Paris and surrounds. On thick card pages with printed titles. Occasional spotting but all images bright and clear. Gilt edges all round, in a handsome blue and red leather binding. Published c. 1890

Black card wraps, colour illustrations throughout.
Taxi is a series of titles on contemporary South African artists, initiated in 1999 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). The series aims to extend the profile of South African Artists both locally and abroad.

Black card wraps, colour illustrations throughout. Taxi is a series of titles on contemporary South African artists, initiated in 1999 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). The series aims to extend the profile of South African Artists both locally and abroad.

Black card wraps, colour illustrations throughout. Taxi is a series of titles on contemporary South African artists, initiated in 1999 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). The series aims to extend the profile of South African Artists both locally and abroad.

Colour illustrations throughout. Taxi is a series of titles on contemporary South African artists, initiated in 1999 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). The series aims to extend the profile of South African Artists both locally and abroad.

Black card wraps, colour illustrations throughout. Taxi is a series of titles on contemporary South African artists, initiated in 1999 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). The series aims to extend the profile of South African Artists both locally and abroad.

12 tipped in photogravure prints of nudes. Proceeded by two pages of text in German. String bound, the front cover is held by only one of the three holes. Covers edge worn and some pencil tracings to the back cover. Some creasing and ink stains to the last plate and a dog ear to the second last one.

21 full page photographic reproductions, including 2 double page images. Showing cape Town, from the City bowl to Simon’s Town and Sea Point. All photos by T.D. Ravenscroft of Rhondebosch. Published c. 1900. Binding neatly repaired with linen strips. Some general wear to the boards.

The story of a family of dutch dolls who have lots of adventures whilst visiting their Aunt Martha. The color illustrations are bright and cheerful, appearing on every other page, opposite hand-lettered text. The author and illustrator, Kathleen Ainslie, was active in the years 1900-1911. She was best-known for her series of children’s books based on jointed Dutch peg dolls which were popular during the 19th and early-20th centuries.